St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-07
An Enthusiastic Convention Held al
WinOna to Further the Prospects Of
Proposed Local Line.
Representative Business Hen and Capt.
talists Present From Southern Hill
nesota and Northern Iowa Cities.
a Resolution Adopted Pledgirs Those il
Attendance to Work for and
Further The Enterprise.
Forty Odd Railroads So Far Have Asked
Suspension Of The Now Famous
Section Four.
Special TO the Globe.


WINONA. May G.-The convention
Held here to-day in the interest of the
NmOna Il Southwestern road brought to
mis- city the leading business men and
capitalists from all the towns along the
proposed routes. 1t was, in fact, a
altering OF the representative business
3en of Southern Minnesota and North
Tn Iowa, and the outcome OF the meet
ing is very gratifying. At 10 o'clock this
morning eX-Goy. w. ii. Yale called
he convention to order, and Hon. H.W.
..ambertOn was elected president, and
Thomas Simpson and w. j. Whipple. of
WinOna, secretaries. \ score of vice
presidents. representing nearly every
own sending delegations. were elected,
after which committees ON credentials
and permanent organization were
elected. and the convention adjourned
until 80. Carriages were in waiting
when the convention took the recess,
and the visitors were driven about the
city for the next hour or two. The del
= egatcS all expressed surprise at the cX-
tent of Wnona's various manufacturing
Industries. After dinner at the HUFF
house the convention reaSSembied, and
the committee on credentials reported
the following towns, each with large
delegations: Winona, Green Bay, Fort
Roy. Fillmore. RuShf0rd, Wykoh. Pres
ton. Fremont, Arendahl. Chatiield and
Saratoga, Mimi, and Usage and Mason
City. la. The committee on OrganiZa-
ton reported in favor of making the
temporary organization permanent.
Secretary Simpson then gave the dele
gates
4 HEARTY WELCOME,
and set forth the advantages of the new
road in very forcible way. His talk
was followed by enthusiastic addresses
10y DR.. Chase, Of Usage, Ia; Mr.; Smith,
of Mason City: John Frank, of Leroy;
b. F. Farmer, of Spring Valley: Judge
II. II. Wells. of Preston: Il. a. Mann, Of
LaneSbOro; Lowell and Jones, of Chat
field; Kilbourne, of Wykoif: Kellogg,
of Green Bay, Wis; Fisk, of Fort How
ard, Wis; Hurlbut. of Green Bay: Con-
gresham Wilson and EX-GOy. Yale, Of
WinOna: Thomas p. COchTane, Jr., of
st. Paul: and Prof. Phelps. of the Duluth
chamber of commerce. The following
resolution was then adopted:
Resolved, THAI it is the sense of this con
centiOn that the Winona d Southern Rail
road company, either by itself or any organi-
:atiOn or agent which il may select, proceed
al the lowest practicable day with The con-
stTucfiOn Of the road and that we hereby
individually and collectively pledge ourselves
and our respective towns to give such aid as
We may be called upon and as it is within our
power To extend, ana that the board of trade
of the city. Of Winona be requested to APP
point a committee of pract ical men to urge
forward the completion Of said road.
The delegates from all points gave as
surances that the right OF way would be
given the road almost along the entire
route free of charge, and bonuses to the
amount OF S250,OO0 are counted on from
the various towns, including Winona.
The capitalists seem to mean business
this time, and everybody feels jubilant
over the good prospects of building the
:oad in the near future.